Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

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Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
Classification & external resources

OMIM	164300
DiseasesDB	29869

Oculopharyngeal dystrophy (OPD), or oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, is a form of muscular dystrophy characterized in some stages by deformation of the eyelid, speech impediment, and difficulty swallowing due to dystrophia of the pharynx.

[edit] External links

• GeneTests at NIH/UW opmd
• Forum for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
• Muscular Dystrophy Association's website in Greece

v • d • e Muscular Dystrophy
The Nine Primary Muscular Dystrophies
Becker's • Congenital • Duchene • Distal • Emery-Dreifuss • Facioscapulohumeral • Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy • Myotonic • Oculopharyngeal
Other diseases generally classified as Muscular Dystrophy
Spinal Muscular Atrophies	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis • Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy • Intermediate Spinal Muscular Atrophy • Juvenile Spinal Muscular Atrophy • Adult Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Inflammatory Myopathies	Dermatomyositis • Polymyositis
Diseases of Peripheral Nerve	Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease • DeJerine-Sottas Disease • Friedreich's Ataxia
Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction	Myasthenia gravis • Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
Metabolic Diseases of the Muscle	Acid Maltase Deficiency • Carnitine Deficiency • Carnitine Palmityl Transferase Deficiency • Debrancher Enzyme Deficiency • Lactate Dehydrogenase Deficiency • Mitochondrial Myopathy • Myoadenylate Deaminase Deficiency • Phosphorylase Deficiency • Phosphofructokinase Deficiency • Phosphoglycerate Kinase Deficiency
Less Common Myopathies	Central Core Disease • Hyperthyroid Myopathy • Myotonia Congenita • Myotubular Myopathy • Nemaline myopathy • Paramyotonia Congenita • Periodic paralysis
Organizations and National events
Muscular Dystrophy Association • Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases